Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ben·zene — /ˈbɛnˌziːn/ noun [noncount] : a liquid chemical that is used to make plastics, fuel for automobiles, and other substances … Useful english dictionary
az|o|ben|zene — «AZ oh BEHN zeen, behn ZEEN; AY zoh », noun. a yellowish orange, crystalline compound derived from nitrobenzene, used in making dyes. Formula: C12H10N2 … Useful english dictionary
chlo|ro|ben|zene — «KLR oh BEHN zeen, behn ZEEN; KLOHR », noun. a colorless, inflammable liquid, formed by combining chlorine with benzene, and used in the manufacture of paints and varnishes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides. Formula: C6H5Cl … Useful english dictionary
di|chlo|ro|ben|zene — «dy KLR oh BEHN zeen, KLOHR ; behn ZEEN», noun. = paradichlorobenzene. (Cf. ↑paradichlorobenzene) … Useful english dictionary
di|ni|tro|ben|zene — «dy NY troh BEHN zeen», noun. Chemistry. one of three white or yellowish isomeric compounds produced by the action of boiling nitric acid on either benzene or nitrobenzene, and used in making dyes. Formula: C6H4N2O4 … Useful english dictionary
eth|yl|ben|zene — «EHTH uhl BEHN zeen, behn ZEEN», noun. a colorless, flammable liquid derived from ethylene and benzene, used as a solvent and as an intermediate in the production of styrene. Formula: C8H10 … Useful english dictionary
hex|a|chlo|ro|ben|zene — «HEHK suh KLR uh BEHN zeen, KLOHR », noun. a compound combining a hydrocarbon with a chloride, used especially in organic synthesis and in the treatment of grain seeds. Formula: C6Cl6 ╂[< hexa + chlor(ine) + benzene] … Useful english dictionary
met|a|di|hy|drox|y|ben|zene — «MEHT uh DY hy DROK see BEHN zeen», noun. = resorcinol. (Cf. ↑resorcinol) … Useful english dictionary
meth|yl|ben|zene — «MEHTH uhl BEHN zeen, behn ZEEN», noun. = toluene. (Cf. ↑toluene) … Useful english dictionary
ni|tro|ben|zene — «NY troh BEHN zeen, behn ZEEN», noun. a poisonous yellowish liquid that smells like oil of bitter almonds, obtained from benzene by the action of nitric acid, used in making aniline, in perfumery, and as a reagent. Formula: C6H5NO2 … Useful english dictionary
